Operation Emerald

City of Lancaster Emergency Management Coordinator, Gene Duncan, saw that Joseph Besecker and Project Emerald are working to supply local first responders with PPE such as masks and gloves. Duncan, along with Lt. Chris Laser, were able to facilitate a donation of 300 N95 masks and 900 gloves. Besecker is still working on obtaining a quantity of face shields for the Lancaster Bureau of Police.

City of Lancaster Declares State of Emergency

On Sunday February 9, 2020 at approximately 2003 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police, Platoon B, responded to the 700 blk. Union St. for a report of a theft from vehicle that had just occurred.

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On Tuesday April 21, 2020 at approximately 1038 hrs. a Detective from Reading (Berks Co.) was in the area of New Dauphin St. at S. Reservoir St. to follow up on a stolen vehicle case from that jurisdiction. When the Reading PD Detective arrived he saw a 2019 Honda HRV parked and occupied by (3)...

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On Monday April 20, 2020 at approximately 1000 hrs. Off. D. Williams responded to a residence on the 300 blk. W. James St. for a report of a package from a porch. The victim had external cameras on the home and recorded images of the suspect during the theft. At approximately 0128 hrs. on April 20...

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On Wednesday April 15, 2020 at approximately 1623 hrs. Officers from Platoon D responded to the 400 blk. Manor St. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival Officers located a 17 year old female with a single gunshot wound to one of her legs. The victim was transported to the hospital for treatment...

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On Wednesday January 29, 2020 at approximately 1722 hrs. members of Lancaster Bureau of Police, Selective Enforcement Unit (SEU), were in the area of 400 blk. S. Duke St. with members of PA State Parole. Agents from State Parole had stopped one of their clients, identified as Martwon Johnson M/27...

On Wednesday January 29, 2020 at approximately 1825 hrs. members of the Lancaster Bureau of Police Selective Enforcement Unit (SEU) were contacted by members of PA State Parole. Agents with State Parole made contact with one of their clients, identified as Moises Pagan-Rivera M/32. This occurred to...

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On Sunday February 9, 2020 at approximately 0933 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police, Platoon C, responded to an address on the 700 blk. Rockland St. for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, Officers found a (22) year old male with (2) stab wounds on the back of his torso. The victim was...

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On Friday February 7, 2020 at approximately 2135 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police, Platoon B, responded to an address on the 100 blk. Howard Ave. for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, Officers found a 58 year old male with a stab wound in is upper torso. Officers discovered that...

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On Friday January 31, 2020 at approximately 1218 hrs. Sgt. Reich and other members of Platoon D went to an address on the 500 blk. Lafayette St. for a warrant service. Denise Williams had a warrant for Delivery- Crack Cocaine. Williams and (3) others were located inside the home. Officers observed...

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On Saturday 06 January 2018 at 1759 hrs. Officers from Platoon A responded to LGH. An adult male with lacerations to the face and shoulder had been brought into the ER. The victim was taken into surgery for his injuries. Through the course of the investigation, Officers learned that the victim had...

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****UPDATE**** Dro was taken into custody on 13 January 2018 Felton Dro is wanted for Simple Assault (Domestic Violence) and Endangering the Welfare of Children. Lt. Phil Berkheiser filed a Criminal Complaint against Dro before MDJ Witkonis. This stemmed from a referral of suspected child abuse...

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On Monday 06 November 2017 at approximately 1930 hrs. Off. Schwebel responded to Lancaster County Prison. Staff at LCP reported that James Brian Wheeler had been permitted to participate in the Community Service Work Release program. Wheeler walked away from his detail and did not return. Earlier...

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On Thursday 24 August 2017 at approximately 0254 hrs. Off. Hamby and Off. Krause were dispatched to a call of a disturbance on the 600 blk. Columbia Ave. Information was relayed via dispatch that a group a people were involved in the disturbance and that someone was overheard mentioning getting a...

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On Sunday February 10, 2019 at approximately 0131 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police Platoon B responded to the area of Penn Square Parking Garage at 20 E. King St. for a report of an injured person. Responding Officers located a 25 year old male resident of Columbia Borough on the...

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On Thursday December 20, 2018 at 1500 hrs. Off. Hagen responded to Boscov's at Park City Center for a complaint of a retail theft that had just occurred. Off. Hagen was told that an unknown male had taken a gold bracelet from the jewelry department. The suspect was described as a W/M/30's last seen...

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On Saturday January 5, 2019 between 1729 hrs. and 1740 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police Platoon D responded to a series of vandalism complaints in the Northeast section of Lancaster City. Mutiple callers reported that bricks or rocks had been thrown through windows of their homes. None...

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On December 10, 2018 at 1826 hrs. Off. Heckman met with the victim of a theft and subsequent fraudulent credit card use. Earleir that afternoon, shortly before 1600 hrs., the victim had secured his belongings in a secured locker at the YMCA on Harrisburg Pike. Later while still at the facility, the...

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Shortly after noon on 11/12/2018 Off. McCorkle responded to the Weis Market at Red Rose Commons 1700 Fruitville Pike for a report of a retail theft that had occurred on 11/11/2018 at approximately 1156 hrs. Loss prevention reported that an unknown male attempted to leave the store with a shopping...

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On Thursday February 13, 2020 School Resource Officer (SRO) Carlos Luciano learned of an image that had been posted on a social media app. The image had several layers of text. One of the messages appeared to include a threat. An additional layer of text included the name for McCaskey High School...

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On Tuesday January 21, 2020 at approximately 2217 hrs. Off. Detweiler conducted a vehicle stop near the intersection of S. Ann St. and Juniata St. A rear seat passenger fled from the vehicle on foot. Off. Detweiler stayed with the vehicle and the remaining (2) occupants. The description and...

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On December 31, 2019 shortly after 2200 hrs. Officers from Lancaster Bureau of Police met with the victim of a robbery. The victim had initially fled the scene and contacted Police from another location. When Officers met with the victim, he stated that he had met with (2) males on the 400 blk. W...

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20-001937 RETAIL THEFT 555 N DUKE ST / LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL OCCURRED 01/20/2020 AT 1057 HOURS Officer was dispatched to the listed location for a report of Retail Theft. Reporting person stated he was advised of a Retail Theft from the cafeteria. The suspect was seen entering the cafeteria...

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